Self-driving cars are coming. But for all their fancy sensors and intricate data-crunching abilities, even the most cutting-edge cars lack something that (almost) every 16-year-old with a le... Read more

By sensing tiny changes in shadows, a new system identifies approaching objects that may cause a collision. To improve the safety of autonomous systems, MIT engineers have developed a system... Read more

Study offers models for preserving the privacy of citizens while using their data to improve government services. India is on a path with dual — and potentially conflicting — goals related t... Read more

Autonomous control system “learns” to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes. With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles, MIT researchers... Read more

Despite significant advancements in genetics and modern imaging technology, for the vast majority of breast cancer patients, the diagnosis catches them by surprise. For some, it comes too la... Read more

In some cases, radio frequency signals may be more useful for caregivers than cameras or other data-collection methods. We live in a world of wireless signals flowing around us and bouncing... Read more

Researchers free up more bandwidth by compressing “objects” within the memory hierarchy A novel technique developed by MIT researchers rethinks hardware data compression to free up more memo... Read more

Researchers create new kind of robot composed of many simple particles with no centralized control or single point of failure The concept of “gray goo,” a robot comprised of billions of nano... Read more

Finding lost hikers in forests can be a difficult and lengthy process, as helicopters and drones can’t get a glimpse through the thick tree canopy. Recently, it’s been proposed that autonomo... Read more

Detecting fake news at its source Lately the fact-checking world has been in a bit of a crisis. Sites like Politifact and Snopes have traditionally focused on specific claims, which is admir... Read more

Model learns to pick out objects within an image, using spoken descriptions. MIT computer scientists have developed a system that learns to identify objects within an image, based on a spoke... Read more

Machine learning system efficiently recognizes activities by observing how objects change in only a few key frames. Given only a few frames of a video, humans can usually surmise what is hap... Read more

Breakthrough CSAIL system suggests robots could one day be able to see well enough to be useful in people’s homes and offices. Humans have long been masters of dexterity, a skill that can la... Read more